Features of matte red nails
A matte red manicure is not just an elegant design, but also a luxurious addition to any look. But, it is worth understanding that the desired effect of attractiveness can be achieved only if such a manicure is impeccably and carefully applied.
When using red matte gel polish, several features should be taken into account:
- The treatment of the nail plate and cuticle must be done perfectly, otherwise the red background will draw attention to all the nuances of the manicure.
- The surface of the nail requires careful polishing, because such varnish may lie unevenly.
- If the nail plate is thin and fragile, it is better to avoid polishing and use a strengthening leveling base instead.
A non-gloss finish has a more discreet appearance in contrast to the shine of gloss, and the combination with red makes this manicure noticeable.
Red matte nail polish itself does not tolerate careless treatment. It attracts attention, so you need to not only handle this manicure carefully, but also take care of your fingers and the skin of your hands. It is also worth considering that this color is dominant, it does not like too bright combinations, the effect of contrast and smoothing is more suitable for it.
The palette of red shades is diverse. Tone is divided into many subtones from light and bright to dark. And for a manicure in this color scheme to look advantageous, you must take into account style, clothing and skin color.
For girls with dark skin, bright and rich shades (scarlet, ruby, crimson) are suitable, and for those with snow-white hands, it is better to choose darker and muted tones of red (burgundy, cherry, wine, tomato, coral).
A red matte manicure on long nails with a sharp peak shape will look vulgar and inappropriate for an everyday manicure. Therefore, the length and shape must be correctly combined so as not to overload the image.
Makeup with red lipstick
Bright red color attracts attention, so make-up should be in muted tones. To create the perfect make-up you need:
- Create the ideal skin tone of the face, neck and décolleté. With the help of concealing cosmetics, it is necessary to eliminate all skin imperfections.
- Eyebrows should look natural and match your face shape and color. It is desirable that they be thick and raised.
- Eye makeup should not be bright. Eyelashes should look natural. For burning brunettes, a rich black mascara color is suitable, and for ladies with lighter hair, dark gray, dark brown, or other shades of mascara are suitable. When focusing on the lips, it is important to emphasize the eyelash line and use a lot of mascara.
- Eyeshadow should be pastel colors, or beige-brown colors. Red lipstick doesn't look good with bright eyeshadow.
- In your makeup, you must definitely use black or dark brown eyeliner. Bright lipstick requires a clear contour of the lips and eyes - this is a classic Hollywood look.
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For a strict and chic look, choose matte options, and for brave girls and noisy parties, the best option is gloss on the lips.
Red matte manicure for short nails
Often, lovers of laconic and modest designs prefer a short nail length. Of course, there are not many design ideas in this case, but it will be enough for a discreet image.
Short red matte nails with an unusual pattern or geometric design look interesting.
A standard French manicure with a red accent at the tip and a moon manicure design are also suitable for short lengths.
A monochromatic coating is perceived no less chic.
How to create a matte effect on your nails
To make the varnish matte in non-professional conditions, you can use some feminine tricks, where kitchen utensils are perfect for help. One of the easiest ways to solve this issue is to apply a matte top coat to the regular coating, which will quite easily and without much effort give your nails a matte look.
How to create a matte effect on your nails
To do this you need to follow the following steps:
- Make sure you have all the necessary tools and varnish in advance.
- The next step will be to treat and degrease the nail plates with a specialized product; you can use antiseptic hand gel.
- Then apply primer and base if gel polish is used. Then apply colored varnish in several layers to give clarity and brightness to the manicure. The coating should be chosen in a single color, without unnecessary additions of metallic or mother-of-pearl.
- After drying, a matte top is used, but before that you need to make sure that the design is perfect without visible flaws. This is necessary in order to identify all existing imperfections that will begin to appear when covered with a matte top.
At the end of the work, you need to dry the nails in a UV lamp.
Long red matte nails
Longer nails are rich in design choices, but you shouldn’t experiment with the shape. Sharp matte red nails in the form of a stiletto or peak will look defiant. It would be appropriate to implement them only in certain cases. Therefore, it is better to neglect this design for everyday wear and give preference to a more rounded almond or oval shape.
Long nails also allow you to create a standard square that is tapered to the tip.
Advice! If, when choosing a design, the length of the nails does not correspond to the desired one, you can extend it with gel or acrylic, and the extended red nails in a matte design will practically not differ from the real ones.
The best red matte lipsticks: our choice and reviews
As you know, there are never too many matte red lipsticks. We've rounded up 11 of our recent favorites.
Matte lipstick Matmoissele, L'Etoile Selection
Shade 805
Shade 806
Julia: “The new L'Etoile product is distinguished by a viscous, rubbery texture - thanks to this it is convenient to apply and it lies smoothly (other lipsticks of a similar format usually lie in such a way that you can see how you smoothed them with an applicator - this is not the case here). That's why I say yes to them. Only dear beauty insiders, return the red shades 805 and 806 to your favorite editor-in-chief! #red lipsticks are all different #attacks have never happened to me yet.”
Masha: “No, Julia, I won’t return shade 805 to you - it’s too cool! And I don't often, you know, find a red that I like so much. But this one is quite rich and goes on smoothly, and the applicator is amazing, how good and convenient it is. Everything about the finish is true. It’s not matte or velvety, it sits there and has a slight sheen to it – but it’s beautiful! The texture does not harden completely and easily imprints on everything, but it is soft and comfortable. And it doesn’t dry out)"
Price: 899 rub. to discounts in the Letu.ru online store.
- Material: Matte lipstick Matmoissele, L'Etoile selection: all shades
Matte lipstick Lip Magnet, Giorgio Armani Beauty
Shade No. 400 Four Hundred For All
Shade No. 403 Vibrato
Lena: “I already wrote that I consider these lipsticks to be the launch of the year. Because Giorgio Armani has finally broken the vicious circle: everything that is long-lasting is drying, everything that is not drying is not long-lasting. Lip Magnet is bright like lipsticks, long-lasting like tints, and comfortable like... I don't know what to compare it with. I don’t feel them on my lips and generally forget that they are wearing makeup. I drink, I eat, I know that they won’t actually move from their spot.
Price: 2380 rub.
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Liquid matte lipstick Liquid Suede Cream Lipstick, NYX
11 Kitten Heels
11 Kitten Heels
11 Kitten Heels
Julia: “One of the best matte lipsticks I've ever come across. Usually I don’t particularly like these - liquid ones, with an applicator. But NYX succeeded. The lipstick is very pigmented, rich, and in most shades it is enough to apply it in one layer. But the most important thing is that it is very comfortable! It doesn’t dry out your lips at all—it just sits on top of them like a separate layer. Because of this, it feels a little rubbery when it dries - but in my opinion this is not a negative, but just a feature of the texture."
Price: 640 rubles.
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Matte lipstick Meet Matt (e) Hughes, theBalm
Shade Loyal
Masha: “I already wrote, but I’m not too lazy to repeat: Meet Matt (e) Hughes is one of the best matte lipsticks I’ve tried. It doesn’t tighten, doesn’t dry out, goes on smoothly, lasts a long time - isn’t that enough for you?.. So the Balm decided so, so they added a drop of menthol to the composition - it pleasantly cools the lips for the first couple of minutes.”
Price: 1695 rub.
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Matte lipstick Powermatte Lip Pigment, Nars
Shade Don't Stop
You can see the swatch at Temptalia.
Julia: “The lipstick is practically my ideal: it applies evenly, gives a bright, dense color, and is quite matte (and not pseudo-matte, like many new lipsticks). Doesn't dry out lips. Quite persistent - it will survive low-fat food, although it will leave an imprint on the glass. Everything I like, in general. I really regret that we didn’t test all the shades!”
Price: 2049 rub.
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Lipstick Mat Lip Stylo, Make Up Factory
Shade 29
Yana Z: “I suddenly had a painful desire for a red-correct-lasting-moderately matte-very-comfortable red lipstick. And I, having rummaged through everything purchased during the experiment, realized that the Make Up Factory red lipstick, bought at the Golden Apple during my first foray into budget cosmetics, best fits this description.”
Price: 900 rub. on lamoda.ru
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Lipstick Pure Color Love, Estee Lauder
Shade 310 Bar Red
Price: 1900 rub. on the official site.
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Matte lipstick Full Throttle, Nyx
Shade No. 4 Firestorm
#4 Firestorm
No. 4 Firestorm
Shade No. 8 Up the Bass
#8 Up the Bass
#8 Up the Bass
Julia: “Nyx Full Throttle is designed for you to wear in red. Both red shades are gorgeous: they are truly matte (well, finally), and the coverage is velvety, due to which the lips are not flat (as with liquid matte lipsticks), and the light plays on them, they seem voluminous. The saturation of the pigment, the uniformity of the coating - everything is at its best. The lipsticks are a bit dry and sticky, they will survive a cup of coffee, but not a serious lunch - you will have to touch up the contour. The stick is really not for applying lipstick directly - a brush and pencil for contouring are better. Dry it a little, apply a balm afterwards and it helps.”
Price: 590 rub. on the brand's website.
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Liquid matte lipstick Mat Lip Fluid, Make Up Factory
Shade 38
Shade 40
Julia: “Red is actually not the most difficult color, especially in a matte finish (the matte finish very often “kills” nude shades). Most of the red matte lipsticks I've tried have been good. But Make Up Factory won me over with how beautifully it dries on the lips! Wait until the Mat Lip Fluid hardens (it may smear or stick to your teeth before then) and go ahead. The lipstick doesn’t dry out because it’s not long-lasting, but in this case it doesn’t ruin it.”
Price: 827 rub.
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Lipstick Red Velvet, Lime Crime
Velvetines shade
Arina: “The lipstick stays on tightly. It dries throughout the day, of course - around four o'clock I usually give up, peel off some balm and just apply it on top. The result is unpredictable: with some lipsticks are categorically not friendly and immediately begin to “slip” (for example, Sergei Naumov’s greasy balm destroys the coating better than any of the washes), and with some, it simply ceases to be so matte and continues to please with color (for example, with Clinique balm )".
Julia: “Not the most comfortable lipstick. But the progenitor of the matte trend. If you need downright velvety feel with a dense, rich color, this is the place for you. And the shade of red is one of the most successful, in my opinion. But stock up on balms.”
Price: 1990 rub.
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Matte liquid lipsticks Retro Matte Liquid Lipcolour, MAC
Shade Feels So Grand
Shade Dance With Me
Shade Fashion Legacy
Julia: “I think where would we be without MAC in the selection of matte lipsticks? Nowhere -) Here I am delighted with the color - this is what I always look for in lipsticks. It's a matter of taste, of course, but I believe that if you're going to use lipstick in your makeup, you need COLOR. Dense and rich in one coat, ideally matte. The lipstick does not seem so matte on the lips at first - it needs to be given time to dry, after which that same velvety finish appears. It also gives a velvety feel like Lime Crime, but not as strong. It also dries out your lips, but not as dramatically.”
Price: 1490 rub. on the website mac-cosmetics.ru.
- Made from MAC Retro Matte Liquid Lipcolour: all shades
Red matte manicure ideas
Red color is ideal for both a single-color manicure and as a basis for various designs. In this case, not only red matte shellac is used, but also a top coat with a velvet effect for any gel polish.
The technique for performing various designs comes in the following options:
- artistic;
- stencil;
- classical;
- inlay with rhinestones and stones;
- the use of glitter and various shimmers;
- gradient and ombre.
Each girl can choose what suits her taste.
Red matte nails with a pattern
Decorating nails with designs refers to artistic and stencil techniques. A red base without a glossy sheen is ideal for this.
On a velvet surface, the pattern is usually convex, creating a 3D effect.
To avoid oversaturation, it is recommended to draw on only one finger - the ring or index finger. If the design allows, you can decorate several fingers at the same time. But the drawings should complement each other.
Manicure red matte and gloss
For many girls, a matte finish may seem boring, so they prefer to choose a combined design (velvet and glossy design at the same time). In this case, such a combination can be performed through a finger.
Or gloss serves as a decoration on a non-shiny background.
Matte red nail design with rhinestones
The design of scarlet and burgundy velvet nails with Swarovski stones has gained particular popularity today. This design combines chic and shine. It looks impressive to have several rhinestones in the form of a pattern or in a chaotic order, completely covering one finger with them.
Beautiful matte red nails with glitter
Glitter is used in almost all types of manicure, and matte red is no exception. It looks festive and creates a shimmering effect.
A variety of glitters are used. You can use shimmer for rubbing.
A combination of shimmer (frost) and a non-shiny base will be unusual.
Classic glitter sprinkles are also great.
When choosing glitter, you should also consider the color combination. For example, for scarlet, raspberry, strawberry, ruby tones, silver is suitable.
But gold will go better with dark shades (burgundy, wine, cherry).
Matte red varnish and ombre
For people who are tired of the same type, we can offer a game of shades - ombre.
The color combination of red varnish when performing ombre is not diverse. Basically, darker tones are used, namely, a transition from light scarlet to dark burgundy or even to black.
As an experiment, you can apply a rainbow effect from orange to red.
French manicure on red matte nails
French with a red base is usually performed on long and medium nails. The color of the line at the tip is often chosen to be black or white.
In practice, greater preference is still given to French, where the base and line at the tip are the same color, but the moon is made using glossy varnish.
Monochrome dark red matte nails
Dark red shades include: burgundy, burgundy, sangria, carmine, marsala. All of them are used to perform manicure. They look especially chic in a matte finish. Their aristocracy and nobility transforms any image.
Red matte manicure with droplets
A simple but very effective design is the design of voluminous droplets on a velvet surface. The method refers to 3D design; it looks advantageous both on a single-color coating and in combination with various patterns.
The drops are applied randomly using a special tool (dotsa). In this case, the droplets should be stretched a little to create a believability effect.
Choosing a shade depending on skin color
You should choose a shade of red not only depending on your hair color, but also taking into account your natural complexion. The shade of lipstick should be in harmony with your skin tone.
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If your face has a pink tint or porcelain color, then you should use cool shades of lipstick, with blue and purple components.
For dark and tanned skin, dark red or wine-colored lipstick, rich red with burgundy particles, is well suited.
If the skin has a yellowish tint, then the lipstick should have a corresponding tone.
Red lipstick with a brown tint is suitable for any skin type.
There are more than 30 shades of red in the world of beauty; you can choose the best option, taking into account general recommendations and individual characteristics.
What's fashionable is what fits. It is better to “try on” shades on your lips to make the right choice.
New 2021 designs for red matte nails
In 2021, red matte nails are still as popular as in previous years. The emergence of new design ideas will depend entirely on the client’s imagination and the skill of the artist. But we can say with certainty that this design will not go out of fashion and will decorate millions more pens.
In 2021, dark tones of red enjoyed great success. In 2020, preference should be given to more saturated ones - scarlet, raspberry, ruby, solferino. But this is not a reason to completely exclude burgundy and wine colors. Each tone has its own period. Bright colors will be appropriate in the warm season, and in the fall and closer to winter, dark colors will be the best option.
As a rule, there are many manicure techniques in nail art, and in 2021, experts recommend combining them with each other. This is how unique and inimitable designs will be born. A combination of simple minimalism with bright accents or complex shapes with straight lines will become relevant. Don't be afraid to experiment, the result will be worth the effort.
Something like this beautiful and interesting design of matte red nails, as in the photo below, can be safely done in 2020.
